Structure of tRNA Dimethylallyltransferase: RNA Modification through a Channel

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 367, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 872-881

  Xie, Wei ^a   Zhou, Chun ^a   Huang, Raven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

enzyme mechanism; protein channel; RNA modification; structural biology; tRNA

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33847295112     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.048     Document Type: Article

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